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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Joan Kiddell-Monroe's illustrations in "Chinese Myths and Fantasies"

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Chinese Myths and Fantasies was published in 1961 by Henry Z. Walck. It contains retellings of folklore tales by Cyril Birch, an Englan...
Sunday, August 21, 2022

Summer Sunday shelfies
(plus cats, of course)

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Friday, August 19, 2022

From the readers: Bookdumping, needles and pronouncing Mousehole

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The first message in today's roundup is a combination Postcrossing/Papergreat message. Through Postcrossing , I sent Cindi in the UK a p...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Poster for 1935's "One Frightened Night"

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This is the delightful poster for the 1935 thriller/mystery/comedy One Frightened Night . The film's "monster" is shown in t...
Monday, August 15, 2022

Thoughts on aspirational reading

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(That's Orange, who is the mother of 13 of the 17 cats currently residing in the house.) Someday, probably when I'm retired (LOL), ...
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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Saturday's postcard: A Snow Tramp on Mount Royal, Montreal

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This postcard, titled "A Snow Tramp on Mount Royal , Montreal" was published by The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. of ...
Thursday, August 11, 2022

The somewhat obscure "Mousehole" by Nettie Mann Pender

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This copy of Mousehole is a staplebound book that measures 5⅜ inches by 8⅜ inches, has 78 numbered pages, and was published by Mr. J.J. P...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

"Wizards and Witches" by Frances Wilkins and Fritz Wegner

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Wizards and Witches , published in the United Kingdom in 1965, was part of The Signpost Library (also known as The Byways Library). This w...